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- Sep 28, 2026
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- Jul 6, 2026
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Certain scents are natural rat repellents (opens the original)
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We independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work. Q. Rats keep tunnelling in my compost heap. I have tried traps, but ants eat the bait while leaving the trap unsprung. Do you know of any baits that will attract rats and not ants — or anything else I could to keep rats out of the compost? A. I live in a neighbourhood where rats have been a major issue in properties close to mine. Only once did I find a rat in a corner of one com
Planning the perfect tulip bed (opens the original)
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We independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work. Q. Will the tulip bulbs I plant this fall bloom for many future spring seasons? A. Most large-flowered tulips will last for three years. Deeper planting than is recommended often will extend that time, because an increased soil depth helps to inhibit division in the bulb. The division results in a clump of smaller bulbs that may or may not bloom. I once knew a gardener with a tul
Best to wash berries before or after removing the stems? (opens the original)
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We independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work. Q. Please help us settle a slight family dispute. We had a wonderful first strawberry harvest this year from our June-bearing plants. The issue arose when it came to the timing for washing the berries: before or after removing the stems? A. For the best nutrient retention, flavour and texture in the berries it is recommended to wash them with the stems still attached — and prefer
These annual flowers stand up best to summer heat (opens the original)
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We independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work. Q. This year’s hot, dry summer ravaged many of my annual flower plantings. Which stand up better to heat and drought: marigolds or zinnias? What about cosmos? A. Between the marigold and zinnia plants in my garden this summer, I’ve observed the zinnias have come through in the most impeccable condition. Not a scorched leaf or shrivelled bloom among them. I’m sure it helped that I
Why heirloom tomatoes are worth the effort (opens the original)
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We independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work. Q. What can you tell me about heirloom tomatoes? Have you grown any really good ones? A. I’ve dabbled in them, and a friend introduced me to some new ones last year when I visited her at her farm in the spring. There was a sea of tomato seedlings in a small greenhouse located adjacent to her home. “Heirloom tomatoes,” she explained. “We’re making sauce this summer.” Those seedlin
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